What do you get when you combine a
couple of Old English Sheepdogs, a Blue Tick Coonhound, a Samoyed & a
Lab/Poodle?

A Nontraditional Dog Team!!

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Chewie, Abby, Maggie and Martha
on a run with Dawn.

I have an Old English Sheepdog (Chewie) who carts and sleds. We got
recruited by some Samoyed friends to try this. He is 4 yrs now, and has been
doing this for the last 2 yrs.

Fall cart training.
Team driven by Gabby's owner, Linda.

In North Dakota,
with the PIDT crew and Abby.

Out this spring carting on area
roads.

We started carting, then transitioned to sledding in the winter. I'm in
SouthernMinnesota, and
use the lake behind our house and our land to sled on, gravel roads to cart on.

We have gone out to North Dakota and carted and
sledded with Helen Corlew and her Prairie Isle Dog Trekking group, as one of
our local Sammie friends has a dog from her.

Chewie will run in any position,
but excels in running lead - double or single. He has a very
strong work ethic!

Chewie, Maggie and Abby - Abby's owner,
Lynne, driving.

Chewie is a talented boy - he is both an AKC and UKC show champion,
highest ranked OES in the nation in AKC rally combined obedience (RAE) for
2009, weight pull titles with 2 organizations
(only OES with either to title), is competing now in agility, and has been a
therapy dog w/TDI for 3 years. He also herds and backpacks.